DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:DAKT • US2342641097

25.41 USD
+1.59 (+6.68%)
At close: Feb 6, 2026
25.7 USD
+0.29 (+1.14%)
After Hours: 2/6/2026, 8:27:09 PM
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Fundamental Rating

5

We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to DAKT. DAKT was compared to 123 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. DAKT has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. DAKT has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

5

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year DAKT was profitable.
  • DAKT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Of the past 5 years DAKT 4 years were profitable.
  • DAKT had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
DAKT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFDAKT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of 1.34%, DAKT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.85% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Return On Equity value of 2.48%, DAKT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 52.85% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 7.11%, DAKT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.36% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for DAKT is in line with the industry average of 8.90%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.34%
ROE 2.48%
ROIC 7.11%
ROA(3y)2%
ROA(5y)1.81%
ROE(3y)4.72%
ROE(5y)4.02%
ROIC(3y)9.83%
ROIC(5y)7.08%
DAKT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICDAKT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • With a Profit Margin value of 0.96%, DAKT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 51.22% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a decent Operating Margin value of 5.12%, DAKT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 64.23% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of DAKT has grown nicely.
  • DAKT has a Gross Margin of 26.85%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: DAKT outperforms 43.90% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of DAKT has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.12%
PM (TTM) 0.96%
GM 26.85%
OM growth 3Y88.4%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y10.6%
GM growth 5Y2.56%
DAKT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsDAKT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10 15 20 25

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • DAKT has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • DAKT has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for DAKT has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, DAKT has an improved debt to assets ratio.
DAKT Yearly Shares OutstandingDAKT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M
DAKT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsDAKT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 5.52 indicates that DAKT is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • DAKT's Altman-Z score of 5.52 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. DAKT outperforms 75.61% of its industry peers.
  • DAKT has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.19. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.19 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • DAKT has a Debt to FCF ratio of 0.19. This is amongst the best in the industry. DAKT outperforms 86.18% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.03 indicates that DAKT is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.03, DAKT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.54% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.03
Debt/FCF 0.19
Altman-Z 5.52
ROIC/WACC0.46
WACC15.56%
DAKT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFDAKT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 100M 200M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 2.23 indicates that DAKT has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of DAKT (2.23) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.71 indicates that DAKT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.71, DAKT is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.03% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.23
Quick Ratio 1.71
DAKT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesDAKT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M 400M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • DAKT shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -10.31%.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 55.18% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
  • DAKT shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -6.13%.
  • The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.44% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-10.31%
EPS 3Y100.83%
EPS 5Y55.18%
EPS Q2Q%29.63%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.13%
Revenue growth 3Y7.38%
Revenue growth 5Y4.44%
Sales Q2Q%10.04%

3.2 Future

  • DAKT is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 23.44% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 7.91% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y34.74%
EPS Next 2Y23.44%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year8.46%
Revenue Next 2Y7.91%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
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DAKT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesDAKT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.5 1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 29.21, which means the current valuation is very expensive for DAKT.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, DAKT is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 66.67% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • DAKT is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.93, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 20.59 indicates a rather expensive valuation of DAKT.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, DAKT is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 74.80% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • DAKT's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 27.77.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 29.21
Fwd PE 20.59
DAKT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsDAKT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60 80 100

4.2 Price Multiples

  • DAKT's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. DAKT is cheaper than 68.29% of the companies in the same industry.
  • 84.55% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than DAKT, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 20.2
EV/EBITDA 18.62
DAKT Per share dataDAKT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as DAKT's earnings are expected to grow with 23.44% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.84
PEG (5Y)0.53
EPS Next 2Y23.44%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • DAKT does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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DAKTRONICS INC

NASDAQ:DAKT (2/6/2026, 8:27:09 PM)

After market: 25.7 +0.29 (+1.14%)

25.41

+1.59 (+6.68%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
Earnings (Last)12-10
Earnings (Next)03-04
Inst Owners68.58%
Inst Owner Change-0.19%
Ins Owners1.73%
Ins Owner Change2.01%
Market Cap1.23B
Revenue(TTM)770.28M
Net Income(TTM)7.37M
Analysts82.86
Price Target30.6 (20.43%)
Short Float %3.42%
Short Ratio3.15
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)29.45%
Min EPS beat(2)29.41%
Max EPS beat(2)29.49%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)-3.56%
Min EPS beat(4)-88.23%
Max EPS beat(4)29.49%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)7.2%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)69.4%
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)2.79%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.59%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.99%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-5.32%
Min Revenue beat(4)-14.08%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.99%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.31%
Revenue beat(12)7
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.02%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.84%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)9.09%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-13.33%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-21.21%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)5.42%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.84%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.73%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 29.21
Fwd PE 20.59
P/S 1.6
P/FCF 20.2
P/OCF 15.95
P/B 4.15
P/tB 4.2
EV/EBITDA 18.62
EPS(TTM)0.87
EY3.42%
EPS(NY)1.23
Fwd EY4.86%
FCF(TTM)1.26
FCFY4.95%
OCF(TTM)1.59
OCFY6.27%
SpS15.87
BVpS6.13
TBVpS6.06
PEG (NY)0.84
PEG (5Y)0.53
Graham Number10.95
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.34%
ROE 2.48%
ROCE 11.09%
ROIC 7.11%
ROICexc 12.26%
ROICexgc 12.48%
OM 5.12%
PM (TTM) 0.96%
GM 26.85%
FCFM 7.93%
ROA(3y)2%
ROA(5y)1.81%
ROE(3y)4.72%
ROE(5y)4.02%
ROIC(3y)9.83%
ROIC(5y)7.08%
ROICexc(3y)13.17%
ROICexc(5y)9.6%
ROICexgc(3y)13.4%
ROICexgc(5y)9.86%
ROCE(3y)15.35%
ROCE(5y)11.06%
ROICexgc growth 3Y101.31%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y103.2%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y88.4%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y10.6%
GM growth 5Y2.56%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.4
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.03
Debt/FCF 0.19
Debt/EBITDA 0.17
Cap/Depr 84.03%
Cap/Sales 2.11%
Interest Coverage 21.03
Cash Conversion 131.47%
Profit Quality 828.52%
Current Ratio 2.23
Quick Ratio 1.71
Altman-Z 5.52
F-Score6
WACC15.56%
ROIC/WACC0.46
Cap/Depr(3y)112.4%
Cap/Depr(5y)103.16%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.67%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.6%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-10.31%
EPS 3Y100.83%
EPS 5Y55.18%
EPS Q2Q%29.63%
EPS Next Y34.74%
EPS Next 2Y23.44%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-6.13%
Revenue growth 3Y7.38%
Revenue growth 5Y4.44%
Sales Q2Q%10.04%
Revenue Next Year8.46%
Revenue Next 2Y7.91%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-40.62%
EBIT growth 3Y102.3%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year93.45%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-2.91%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-4.87%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y55.32%

DAKTRONICS INC / DAKT FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for DAKT stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to DAKT.


What is the valuation status for DAKT stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


Can you provide the profitability details for DAKTRONICS INC?

DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for DAKT stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) is 29.21 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 4.15.


What is the financial health of DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) stock?

The financial health rating of DAKTRONICS INC (DAKT) is 6 / 10.